NHL Trade Rumors

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  • Ducks to terminate contract of Chris Kreider

    The Anaheim Ducks have placed Chris Kreider on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract.

    Kreider has 1 more season on his current contract carrying a cap-hit of $6.5 million and a salary of $4 million. It also has a $1 million signing bonus, which was likely paid in July.

    Kreider would have agreed to this mutual termination of his contract.

    The 35 year old winger had 22 goals and 28 assists in 75 games for the Ducks last season. He started 2025-26 hot, scoring 10 goals in his first 13 games but his production slowed as the season went on.

    Because he was 35 at July 1, he will be eligible for a 1-year contract with performance bonuses that can be pushed to 2027-28.

  • Canucks re-sign Zeev Buium

    The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Zeev Buium to an 8-year contract extension with a cap hit of $9.38 million.

    The new contract will start in 2027-28 as Buium still has 1 more season on his entry-level contract.

    Buium, 20, was the centerpiece of the trade that sent Quinn Hughes from Vancouver to Minnesota. The defenseman had 6 goals and 20 assists in 76 games split between the Wild and Canucks last season.

  • Devils acquire Luke Evangelista

    The New Jersey Devils have acquired Luke Evangelista from the Nashville Predators in exchange for Colorado’s 2028 1st round pick and New Jersey’s 2028 2nd round pick.

    The winger is signed through 2026-27 at a cap hit of $3 million. He’ll have 2 more RFA seasons after this year.

    Evangelista, 24, had 12 goals and 44 assists in 81 games with the Predators last season.

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  • Rangers sign Eeli Tolvanen

    The New York Rangers have signed Eeli Tolvanen to a 1-year contract worth $1.5 million.

    Tolvanen, 27, had 12 goals and 24 assists in 78 games with the Kraken last season. He figures to be in the mix for middle-six minutes with the Rangers alongside other wingers in Gabe Perreault, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Will Cuylle and Tye Kartye.

  • Avalanche re-sign Cale Makar

    The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed Cale Makar to an 8-year contract extension with a cap hit of $20.4 million.

    Makar, 27, has 1 year remaining on his current contract with a cap hit of $9 million. He was eligible to be a UFA after the 2026-27 season.

    Makar is now the league highest paid player by average annual salary, his $20.4 million eclipsing the mark Leo Carlsson’s offer sheet set earlier this summer. Kirill Kaprizov’s $17 million has the high mark for the 2025-26 season.

    Makar had 20 goals and 59 assists in 75 games with the Avalanche. He was the Norris trophy winner in 2021-22 and 2024-25.

  • Flyers offer-sheet Leo Carlsson

    The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Leo Carlsson to an offer-sheet. The contract is for 5 seasons with a cap hit of $18 million.

    The Ducks had previously let teams know they would match any offer-sheet and there is no reason to believe that they wouldn’t.

    The compensation to the Ducks would be 4 1st round picks if they chose not to match.

    Carlsson’s new 5-year deal, with whichever team, will cover 4 RFA years and 1 UFA year.

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  • Blue Jackets acquire Valeri Nichushkin

    The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired Valeri Nichushkin from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 2026 2nd round pick (43rd overall), a 2027 3rd round pick and a 2028 5th round pick.

    The winger is signed through 2029-30 at a cap hit of $6.125 million.

    Nichushkin, 31, had 17 goals and 32 assists in 72 games for the Avalanche last season.

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  • Panthers acquire Garnet Hathaway

    The Florida Panthers have acquired Garnet Hathaway from the Philadelphia Flyers. The Panthers acquired Hathaway and the Flyers’ 6th round pick in 2026 in exchange for the Panthers’ own 5th round pick in 2026 and 4th round pick in 2027.

    The Flyers are retaining 50% of Hathaway’s contract, leaving the Panthers with a $1.2 million cap hit on the contract that’s expiring after this season. Hathaway figures to be the replacement for A.J. Greer, who will hit the UFA market looks to have priced himself out of the Panthers after a strong 2025-26 season.

    Hathaway, 34, had 1 goal and 2 assists in 66 games for the Flyers last season.

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